Mr Jhanda had, six months before The Hague visit, vied for — and lost — the Nyaribari Chache seat on a Jubilee Party ticket. “Mheshimiwa, kusema na kutenda,” one of his followers remarked on Facebook after Mr Jhanda posted the famous photo from The Hague in 2013. As a showbiz player in the early 2000s, Mr Jhanda shifted his base to Nairobi about 10 years ago, seeking the right connections for the celebrity image he wanted to cultivate. “It’s very unfortunate that some people are now trying to politicise the whole matter in which the senator lost huge amounts of money,” Mr Mandu said. But as flamboyant as he is wealthy, Mr Jhanda, whose top academic qualification is a Form Four certificate, is equally politically and financially connected.

Source: Daily Nation May 15, 2019 07:52 UTC